Re: use of placeholder as a label for an input

Hi Robin,


> I think this should stay a SHOULD NOT, but as all SHOULDs it must be
> followed by a "because".
>

agreed, we appear to have rough consensus on 2 points:

1. it stay as 'should not'
2. additional explanatory text would be useful.

regards
SteveF


On 19 February 2013 09:51, Robin Berjon <robin@w3.org> wrote:

> On 19/02/2013 10:00 , Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
>
>> I see your point about memory related conditions. And I agree that
>> placeholders-only is generally poor form in a complex form. But I think
>> placing a MUST NOT on an issue that ultimately comes down to visual
>> design is not likely to work well. I think it's more effective to give
>> authors advice about what designs usually work better and how to make a
>> wide range of designs accessible.
>>
>
> Much agreed. I routinely get lost in placeholder-only forms. It's also why
> I often don't like browsers' form autofill functionality: if the browser
> gets something wrong in a placeholder-only form, you just can't see it.
>
> I think this should stay a SHOULD NOT, but as all SHOULDs it must be
> followed by a "because".
>
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> Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/ - @robinberjon
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